Islamabad Capital Territory

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| official_name = Islamabad Capital Territory

| official_name = Islamabad Capital Territory

| native_name = {{Nastaliq| اسلام آباد وفاقی دارالحکومت}}

| native_name = {{Nastaliq| اسلام آباد وفاقی دارالحکومت}}<br />{{small|''Islāmābād Vifāqī Dār-al hukūmat''}}

| other_name =

| other_name =

| settlement_type = [[Administrative units of Pakistan|Federal territory]]

| settlement_type = [[Administrative units of Pakistan|Federal territory]]

| established_title = Established

| established_title = Established

| established_date = {{Start date and age|1967|8|14|df=yes}}<ref name=McGarr>{{cite book |last=McGarr |first=Paul |date=2013 |title=The Cold War in South Asia: Britain, the United States and the Indian Subcontinent, 1945-1965 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=NdGaAAAAQBAJ&pg=PR9 |publisher=Cambridge University Press|isbn=9781107008151 }}</ref>

| established_date = {{Start date and age|1967|8|14|df=yes}}<ref name=McGarr>{{cite book |last=McGarr |first=Paul |date=2013 |title=The Cold War in South Asia: Britain, the United States and the Indian Subcontinent, 1945-1965 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=NdGaAAAAQBAJ&pg=PR9 |publisher=Cambridge University Press|isbn=9781107008151 }}</ref>

| established_title1 = Before was

| established_title2 =

| established_date1 = Part of [[Rawalpindi District]]

| established_date2 =

| seat_type = Capital

| seat_type = Capital

| seat = [[Islamabad]]

| seat = [[Islamabad]]

| blank1_name_sec1 = [[Education in Pakistan|Literacy rate]] (2023)

| blank1_name_sec1 = [[Education in Pakistan|Literacy rate]] (2023)

| blank1_info_sec1 = 83.97%

| blank1_info_sec1 = 83.97%

| blank2_name_sec1 = [[National Assembly of Pakistan|Seats in National Assembly]]

| blank2_name_sec1 = [[National Assembly of Pakistan|Members of National Assembly]]

| blank2_info_sec1 = 3

| blank2_info_sec1 = 3

| blank4_name_sec1 = [[Senate of Pakistan|Senators]]

| blank4_info_sec1 = 4

| blank_name_sec2 = [[Zones of Islamabad|Zones]]

| blank_name_sec2 = [[Zones of Islamabad|Zones]]

| blank_info_sec2 = 5<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.cda.gov.pk/about_islamabad/vitalstats.asp| title = Facts & Statistics - Islamabad}}</ref>

| blank_info_sec2 = 5<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.cda.gov.pk/about_islamabad/vitalstats.asp| title = Facts & Statistics - Islamabad}}</ref>

| blank4_info_sec2 = 50{{citation needed|date= December 2020}}

| blank4_info_sec2 = 50{{citation needed|date= December 2020}}

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| government_type = [[Federal territory]] directly administered by the [[Government of Pakistan|federal government]]

| government_type =

| governing_body = [[ICT Administration]]

| governing_body = [[ICT Administration]]

| leader_title = Chief Commissioner

| leader_title = Chief Commissioner

| population_density_urban_km2 =

| population_density_urban_km2 =

| population_density_urban_sq_mi = <!-- General information --------------->

| population_density_urban_sq_mi = <!-- General information --------------->

| population_rural = 1,254,991

| population_rural = 1,254,991 (53.09%)

| population_metro =

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| population_density_metro_km2 =

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| area_code = 051

| area_code = 051

| iso_code = [[ISO 3166-2:PK|PK-IS]]

| iso_code = [[ISO 3166-2:PK|PK-IS]]

| blank5_name_sec1 = [[Languages of Pakistan|Main language(s)]]

| blank5_name_sec1 = Languages

| blank5_info_sec1 = {{bulleted list|'''Official languages:'''<br/>{{Hlist|[[Urdu language|Urdu]]|[[English language|English]]}}|{{unbulleted list|'''Other spoken-languages:'''<br/>{{Hlist|[[Punjabi language|Punjabi]]{{efn|Punjabi has historically been the native language of the region and continues to be the most widely spoken first language in Islamabad, with Punjabi speakers forming a majority of the population. It is spoken in the form of many [[Punjabi dialects|dialects and varieties]], including the indigenous [[Pahari-Pothwari|Pothwari dialect]]; as well as [[Majhi dialect|Majhi]], [[Hindko]], [[Saraiki language|Saraiki]], and [[Dhani dialect|Dhani]], among others.}}|[[Pashto]]|[[Kashmiri language|Kashmiri]]|[[Sindhi language|Sindhi]]|[[Balti language|Balti]]|[[Shina language|Shina]]|[[Indus Kohistani|Kohistani]]|[[Balochi language|Balochi]]}}}}}}

| blank5_info_sec1 = {{bulleted list|'''Official languages:'''<br/>{{Hlist|[[Urdu language|Urdu]]|[[English language|English]]}}|{{unbulleted list|'''Other spoken-languages:'''<br/>{{Hlist|[[Punjabi language|Punjabi]]{{efn|Punjabi has historically been the native language of the region and continues to be the most widely spoken first language in Islamabad, with Punjabi speakers forming a majority of the population. It is spoken in the form of many [[Punjabi dialects|dialects and varieties]], including the indigenous [[Pahari-Pothwari|Pothwari dialect]]; as well as [[Majhi dialect|Majhi]], [[Hindko]], [[Saraiki language|Saraiki]], and [[Dhani dialect|Dhani]], among others.}}|[[Pashto]]|[[Kashmiri language|Kashmiri]]|[[Sindhi language|Sindhi]]|[[Balti language|Balti]]|[[Shina language|Shina]]|[[Indus Kohistani|Kohistani]]|[[Balochi language|Balochi]]}}}}}}

| blank6_name_sec1 = Notable sports teams

| blank6_name_sec1 = Notable sports teams

}}

}}

The '''Islamabad Capital Territory'''{{efn|'''ICT'''; {{langx|ur|{{Nastaliq| اسلام‌آباد وفاقی دارالحکومت}}|translit=Islāmābād Vafāqī Dār-alhakūmat}}}} is a [[Administrative units of Pakistan|federal territory]] of [[Pakistan]], centred around [[Islamabad]], the capital of Pakistan. It is located on the northern edge of the [[Pothohar Plateau]], at the foot of the [[Margalla Hills]], in the northwest of the [[Punjab, Pakistan|Punjab province]]. The Territory shares borders with the province of [[Khyber Pakhtunkhwa]] in the west and the province of Punjab{{efn|Islamabad Capital Territory, while situated within the broader geographical area historically associated with the Punjab region, has functioned as a separate administrative unit since its establishment in 1967.}} in the remaining directions. It covers an area of {{convert|906.5|km2|mi2|abbr=out}} and, according to [[2023 Pakistani census|2023 census]], has a population of over 2.3 million.<ref name="2023 Census" />

The '''Islamabad Capital Territory'''{{efn|'''ICT'''; {{langx|ur|{{Nastaliq| اسلام‌آباد وفاقی دارالحکومت}}|translit=Islāmābād Vifāqī Dār-al hakūmat}}}} is a [[Administrative units of Pakistan|federal territory]] of [[Pakistan]], centred around [[Islamabad]], the capital of Pakistan. It is located on the northern edge of the [[Pothohar Plateau]], at the foot of the [[Margalla Hills]], in the northwest of the [[Punjab, Pakistan|Punjab province]]. The Territory shares borders with the province of [[Khyber Pakhtunkhwa]] in the west and the province of Punjab{{efn|Islamabad Capital Territory, while situated within the broader geographical area historically associated with the Punjab region, has functioned as a separate administrative unit since its establishment in 1967.}} in the remaining directions. It covers an area of {{convert|906.5|km2|mi2|abbr=out}} and, according to [[2023 Pakistani census|2023 census]], has a population of over 2.3 million.<ref name="2023 Census" />

The area was separated from [[Rawalpindi District]] in 1967 to form a separate territory administered by the [[Government of Pakistan|federal government]]. The territory is represented in the [[National Assembly of Pakistan|National Assembly]] by [[NA-52 (Islamabad-I)|NA-52]], [[NA-53 (Islamabad-II)|NA-53]], and [[NA-54 (Islamabad-III)|NA-54]] constituencies and by four seats in [[Senate of Pakistan|the Senate]].

The area was separated from [[Rawalpindi District]] in 1967 to form a separate territory administered by the [[Government of Pakistan|federal government]]. The territory is represented in the [[National Assembly of Pakistan|National Assembly]] by [[NA-52 (Islamabad-I)|NA-52]], [[NA-53 (Islamabad-II)|NA-53]], and [[NA-54 (Islamabad-III)|NA-54]] constituencies and by four seats in [[Senate of Pakistan|the Senate]].